An Inventory of the Richard Bachman Collection at the Texas State Archives, 1825-1983, undated, bulk 1840-1920

The Richard Bachman collection is an
assembly of papers, ephemera, photographs, and other materials that document the lives and
activities of several Texas families from 1825 to 1983, bulk 1840-1920. The families
represented, related by marriage, are Elmore, Miller, Obenchain, Wall, Rugeley, Bachman,
Hawkins, Guinn, and Pigford. The collection has a wide variety of documents, from receipts,
business documents, and wills and deeds, to correspondence and a family Bible. Major Texas
events documented include the Texas Archives War, annexation to the United States, and the
Civil War, especially regarding the Battle of Galveston. Notable items in the collection
include documentation of the Colorado Navigation Company, an early Rand McNally Texas map
(1880s), a proclamation by Republic of Texas President Anson Jones, and an extensive
selection of deeds and wills. Photographs make up a significant portion of the collection
and cover nearly 130 years of family and photographic history. The collection contains
images in a variety of photographic formats, including cased images, card photographs,
snapshots, and Polaroids. The variety of images include a young Confederate soldier, Company
C of the Texas Rangers, various family members, and several unidentified individuals. The
photographs in this collection have been digitized and are part of the Texas
Digital Archive, available at LINK.

John F. (J.F. or John) Miller (1798-1854), a Scottish immigrant who settled in Texas in the
1820s, served as justice of the peace and chief justice of Colorado County in the 1840s. He
owned property, slaves, and stock in the Colorado Navigation Company. John and his wife,
Lucinda (née Jefferson), an emancipated slave, had thirteen children. Their daughter Leonora
married Edgar B. (Edgar or Ed) Obenchain, a business partner of her brother George Forrester
(G.F.) Miller. Edgar and Leonora Obenchain's children include sons Carl and Edgar; and
daughters Martha (Mattie), wife of William Thaddeus (W.T.) Wall, and Lu (sometimes Lou or
Lula), who was married first to an Alderman and later to a Triche. W.T. and Martha Wall's
daughters were Lenore and Hilda Wall.

W.T. Wall's sister, Sarah Evelyn Wall McHenry (Evie), had a daughter, Fay McHenry, who
married Cleveland Guinn (sometimes Guynn or Gwynn). Cleveland Guinn was the grandson of
Dilue Rose Harris, who fled during the Runaway Scrape as a child. W.T. and Sarah Evelyn's
mother, Octavia Wright Wall, was the daughter of Sarah Anne Pigford Wright, daughter of
Elizabeth and Timothy Pigford.

Henry Marshall (Henry M. or Henry) Elmore (1816-1879) was a Civil War colonel who commanded
a regiment of Texas Volunteers at the Port of Galveston. Henry Elmore was the son of John
Archer Elmore, a Revolutionary War veteran after whom an Alabama county is named. Henry
Elmore was married to Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Elmore (1816-1859) and together they had five
children who lived to adulthood. Henry and Elizabeth moved to Walker County, Texas in 1853.
Henry Elmore's daughter, Elizabeth Tabitha (Lizzie) (1846-1923) married Dr. Henry L. Rugeley
(1838-1925).

Dr. Henry L. Rugeley was one of the twenty-one children fathered by John Rugeley
(1792-1878) with his first wife, Parthenon Irvin, who died in 1831, and with his second
wife, Eliza Clapton Colon. John Rugeley was a captain in the Texas army, served in the
Seventh and Eighth Congresses of the Republic of Texas, and was a representative at the
Secession Convention in January 1861. James Rugeley, another of son of John Rugeley, died in
the sinking of a vessel in Matagorda Bay during the Civil War.

Dr. Henry L. Rugeley attended Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. With his wife,
Elizabeth, he had several children, including a daughter, Elmore, who married Frank Hawkins.
Frank Hawkins' father, John Boyd Hawkins, founded the J.B. Hawkins Ranch, a large plantation
community in Hawkinsville, Texas that Frank would come to manage.

Dr. Henry L. Rugeley and Elizabeth Rugeley also had a son, Rowland, who married Lenore Wall
(Daughty), daughter of Martha Obenchain Wall. Rowland Rugeley ran the Rugeley Motor Company
of Bay City, Texas which existed from the 1930s until it was destroyed by fire in 1982.
Rowland and Lenore Rugeley's daughter, Martha Lenore Rugeley, married Richard C. Bachman,
and was in possession of this collection. Richard C. Bachman Sr.'s grandfather, Jacob
Bachman, owned the J. Bachman Grocery in Bay City, Texas from 1915 until the store closed in
the 1950s.

(Sources include: Dorothy Sloan's Appraisal for the Collection of
Richard Bachman, submitted to TSLAC on May 30, 2011; and Lewis, Frank Hawkins.
"Evolution of an Early Texas Ranch". Rangelands 1.1 (1979): 6-8.)

The Richard Bachman collection documents the personal and professional lives of early Texas
landowners and small business-owning families. The collection spans from 1825 to 1983, with
some undated material. The bulk of the material dates from 1840 to 1920, covering the
westward expansion of the United States, the Texas Revolution, the Civil War, and
Reconstruction. Records pertain to seven branches of the donor's family: Rugeley, Miller,
Elmore, Obenchain, Wall, Hawkins, and Bachman. The Miller, Rugeley, Elmore, and Obenchain
families are the most thoroughly documented.

Photographs make up the majority of the collection and include daguerreotypes, ambrotypes,
tintypes, cartes-de-visite (CDVs), cabinet photographs, photographic postcards, silver
gelatin prints, and Polaroids. The bulk of the manuscript materials is correspondence; other
items included are legal documents such as deeds, land grants, wills and testaments; and
financial documents such as receipts, invoices, tax statements, and inventories of property
and goods. Also present are family announcements, news clippings, memorabilia, and ephemera.

Much of the Miller family papers relates to early Texas life,
both personally and professionally. They include John Miller's passport (1837); certificate
of Texas citizenship (1836); an early Texas proclamation signed by Republic President Anson
Jones granting land to Miller; an item signed by second president of the Texas Republic
Mirabeau Lamar, confirming Miller as justice of the peace; and a certificate of stock and
bylaws of the Colorado Navigation Company (1850). The series also contains many receipts,
including slave receipts (1863, undated), documentation of the John and Lucinda Miller's
cotton sales, and receipts regarding George Forrester Miller's business dealings with Edgar
Obenchain.

The Elmore family papers include family Bible records,
correspondence among family members, and original documents concerning the naming of an
Alabama county after the family (1850s-1920s). Other documents pertain to the Battle of
Galveston, including a notebook with the field notes of Alfred Miller Lea (1863), who is of
no known relation to the family.

The Rugeley family papers are comprised mostly of
correspondence. Approximately half of the material are letters in which Elizabeth and Henry
Rugeley discuss the Civil War, the early years of Matagorda County, and the daily life of
the family. Also present are documents relating to the death of James Rugeley during the
Civil War. There are also records of the Rugeley Motor Company of Bay City, Texas
(1930s-1980s), owned by Rowland Rugeley, and genealogies of the Rugeley family.

The Obenchain-Wall family papers are primarily comprised of
the correspondence and legal documents of Edgar Obenchain, including records of his business
relationship with G.F. Miller; and that of his sisters Martha (Mattie) Obenchain Wall and Lu
Obenchain Alderman Triche, and his granddaughters, Hilda and Lenore Wall. Documentation of
Hilda and Lenore's inheritance from their aunt Lu and their mother Martha is included.

General papers include an early Texas Rand McNally map (1880s),
an early Texas proclamation signed by Republic President Anson Jones, and two broadsides.
One broadside, dated August 28, 1845, declares a vote to be held the twelfth of October on
the adoption of a new constitution, an ordinance regarding colonization contracts, and the
annexation of Texas. The other broadside calls for the re-opening of the Texas General Land
Office after the Texas Archives War. Included in this series is the Rugeley family Bible,
originally owned by Elizabeth Rugeley and dating from 1865, the year of her marriage. The
Bible held photographs, newspaper clippings, and family history information, which was
removed for preservation purposes as noted in the detailed description below. Finally, this
series also comprises a selection of clippings pertaining to the J. Bachman Grocery
store.

Photographs encompass nearly 130 years of family history and
include cased daguerreotypes and ambrotypes, loose and cased tintypes, cartes-de-visite
(CDVs), cabinet photographs (cabinet photographs), mounted and unmounted studio portraits
and snapshots, photographic postcards, diffusion transfer prints (Polaroids), charcoal
prints, and modern copy prints. The decorative cased photographs are examples of early
photographic processes, and the Victorian cabinet photograph album demonstrates the family's
interest in assembling their pictorial history. The wide variety of early Texas photography
studios represented help document the profession in this early time period. Identified
portraits include Colonel Henry Marshall Elmore, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Elmore, Edgar
Obenchain, Elizabeth Rugeley, Henry L. Rugeley, James Rugeley, John Rugeley, and Rowland
Rugeley, among others.

Organization of the Collection

The papers are organized into six series: four family series (one for each major branch of
the donor's family), General family papers, and Photographs, further organized by subject and chronologically,
reflecting the organization of the collection as it was received from the donor.

Restrictions on Access

Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials
will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.

Some fragile materials may not be available for access.

Restrictions on Use

Under the Copyright Act of 1976 as amended in 1998, unpublished manuscripts are protected
for the life of the author plus 70 years. The term of copyright for published material
varies. Researchers are responsible for complying with the Copyright Law.

Technical Requirements

Researchers are required to wear gloves provided by the Archives when reviewing
photographic materials.

The majority of this collection was donated by Richard and Janet Bachman to the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission on April 4, 2011. The Rugeley family Bible was
donated by Richard and Janet Bachman on October 27, 2011. An additional document regarding
Rugeley membership in a white men's club was donated by Richard and Janet Bachman on
November 16, 2011. Genealogies documenting the Rugeley family tree were donated by Richard
and Janet Bachman in 2015. Mr. Bachman requested that the Texas State Library and Archives
Commission accession his family documents for preservation purposes, and his request was
granted due to the historical value of the materials. These records were collected and
stored by Richard Bachman's mother, Martha Lenore Rugeley Bachman, and acquired by the
donor upon her death.

Processing, DACS-compliant finding aid, and XML markup completed by Eleanor Dickson,
Barbara Galletly, Betsy Nitsch, and Brian Thomas of the School of Information at the
University of Texas at Austin, fall 2011

New accession added by Susan Floyd, June 2016

Changes to Photographs series inventory and Texas Digital
Archive link added by Halley Grogan, March 2017

State Archives staff completed a preliminary appraisal of the Bachman family papers at
accession and Dorothy Sloan of Dorothy Sloan Rare Books completed an appraisal of fair
market value of the collection: "Appraisal for the Collection of
Richard Bachman," submitted to the Texas State Archives on May 30, 2011. The
papers were determined to be archival and of significant historical and genealogical
research value.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Miller family papers, 1825-1919, undated, 0.47 cubic ft.

Miller family papers illustrate the lives of members of
this early Texas family through correspondence and legal and business documents, and
date 1825-1919, undated. The papers relate primarily to the personal and business lives
of John and Lucinda Miller from the 1820s to 1880s, including their correspondence,
wills, receipts, deeds, and documents from the Colorado Navigation Company (1825). Their
lives during the Republic era are well documented. Correspondence includes letters
written by other early Texans; letters from John Miller's family and the Sims family in
England, including discharge papers from the British Marines (1840-1884); and the
correspondence of G.F. Miller and Foster Miller (1895-1904). Among the legal documents
are John Miller's passport; an item signed by second president of the Texas Republic
Mirabeau Lamar, confirming Miller as justice of the peace; and documentation of Miller's
estate. There are also receipts corresponding to the property of G.F. Miller and Edgar
Obenchain, dated 1893-1917. Related legal documents can be found in the Obenchain-Wall family papers series.

Organization

Papers are organized into four subseries:

Correspondence, 1838-1904, undated, 0.1 cubic ft.

Legal documents, 1836-1919, undated, fractional

Receipts, 1825-1916, undated, bulk 1840-1860, 0.21 cubic ft.

General documents, 1850-1854, undated, fractional

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Miller family papers, Richard Bachman
collection. Archives and Information Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 2011/348

These records were donated by Richard and Janet Bachman to the Texas State Library and
Archives Commission on April 4, 2011.

Restrictions on Access

Some fragile materials may not be available for access.

Processing Information

Processing, DACS-compliant finding aid, and XML markup completed by Eleanor Dickson,
Barbara Galletly, Betsy Nitsch, and Brian Thomas of the School of Information at the
University of Texas at Austin, fall 2011

Correspondence, 1838-1904, undated, 0.1 cubic ft.

This subseries consists of the family's personal and professional Correspondence, 1838-1904, undated. The John and Lucinda
Miller correspondence relates mostly to their business dealings. Of particular note is
an inquiry about slaves and several letters from prominent early Texans. Foster
Miller's correspondence includes a jury summons. The Sims correspondence consists of
letters written to John Miller from the family he had left behind in England and
seaman's papers from the British Navy.

Most of these Legal documents, 1836-1919, undated,
relate to John and Lucinda Miller, with others relating to their heirs and family
members. John Miller's personal legal documents are found here, as are various maps,
titles, and deeds pertaining to the family's property.

Most of these Receipts, 1825-1916, undated, are from the
business dealings of John and Lucinda Miller, and the bulk of these are dated 1840 to
1860. They include a slave receipt, inventories, and tax receipts. The later receipts
relate to business dealings of G.F. Miller and Edgar Obenchain.

General documents, 1850-1854, undated, relate to early
Texas business, including the Colorado Navigation Company, and include various
envelopes that could not be definitively related to a letter within the Miller family
papers.

Elmore family papers, 1837-1913, undated, 0.16 cubic ft.

Elmore family papers, 1837-1913, undated, consist of
documents related to the creation of Elmore County, Alabama and the genealogy of the
Elmore family. The Henry Marshall Elmore subseries, dated
1837 to 1864, consists of his correspondence and ephemera from groups with which he was
affiliated. There are documents related to the 1865 Battle of Galveston, as well,
including Albert Miller Lea's notebook of field notes.

Organization

Papers are organized into three subseries:

Henry Marshall Elmore, 1837-1864, undated, fractional

General documents, 1866-1913, undated, 0.1 cubic ft.

Battle of Galveston, 1865, undated, fractional

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Elmore family papers, Richard Bachman
collection. Archives and Information Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 2011/348

These records were donated by Richard and Janet Bachman to the Texas State Library and
Archives Commission on April 4, 2011.

Restrictions on Access

Some fragile materials may not be available for access.

Processing Information

Processing, DACS-compliant finding aid, and XML markup completed by Eleanor Dickson,
Barbara Galletly, Betsy Nitsch, and Brian Thomas of the School of Information at the
University of Texas at Austin, fall 2011

Henry Marshall Elmore, 1837-1864, undated, fractional

This subseries consists of Henry Marshall Elmore's
correspondence and material related to his philanthropic and personal life, dating
1837-1864, undated.

Rugeley family papers illuminate the lives of family
members through correspondence, personal ephemera, and business and legal documents,
dating 1857-1982, undated, with the bulk dating 1864-1879. Approximately half of the
material is the personal correspondence of Elizabeth and Henry Rugeley, including Civil
War era letters written by Henry to Elizabeth prior to their marriage, and the
correspondence of their daughter Elmore. Rugeley Motor Company papers (1916-1982)
consist of receipts, internal records, and publicity materials. General documents,
mostly financial in nature, comprise the bulk of the papers. Civil War items include
documents relating to the death of James Rugeley during that conflict. Assorted
materials consist of ephemera such as turn of the century valentines and family obituary
clippings. Genealogies consist of typescript charts of the family tree. Photographs have
been removed to the Photographs series.

Organization

Papers are organized into three subseries:

Correspondence, 1857-1905, undated, 0.16 cubic ft.

Rugeley Motor Company, 1916-1982, undated, fractional

General documents, 1863-1936, undated, 0.19 cubic ft.

Genealogies, undated, fractional

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Rugeley family papers, Richard Bachman
collection. Archives and Information Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 2011/348, 2012/031, 2012/037, 2016/164

The majority of these records were donated by Richard and Janet Bachman to the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission on April 4, 2011. The Rugeley family Bible was
donated by Richard and Janet Bachman on October 27, 2011. An additional document
regarding Rugeley membership in a white men's club was donated by Richard and Janet
Bachman on November 16, 2011. Genealogies documenting the Rugeley family tree were
donated by Richard and Janet Bachman in 2015 and accessioned for control on June 15,
2016.

Restrictions on Access

Some fragile materials may not be available for access.

Processing Information

Processing, DACS-compliant finding aid, and XML markup completed by Eleanor Dickson,
Barbara Galletly, Betsy Nitsch, and Brian Thomas of the School of Information at the
University of Texas at Austin, fall 2011

New accession added by Susan Floyd, June 2016

Correspondence, 1857-1905, undated, 0.16 cubic ft.

Correspondence of the Rugeley family, 1857-1905, undated,
includes letters to Elizabeth Rugeley, and the incoming and outgoing correspondence of
Henry and Elmore Rugeley. Notable are letters from the Elmore family to Elizabeth and
letters eulogizing Ashton Rugeley, Elmore's brother, who died at the age of
eighteen.

These records were donated by Richard and Janet Bachman to the Texas State Library
and Archives Commission on April 4, 2011.

Restrictions on Access

Some fragile materials may not be available for access.

Processing Information

Processing, DACS-compliant finding aid, and XML markup completed by Eleanor Dickson,
Barbara Galletly, Betsy Nitsch, and Brian Thomas of the School of Information at the
University of Texas at Austin, fall 2011

These records were donated by Richard and Janet Bachman to the Texas State Library
and Archives Commission on April 4, 2011.

Restrictions on Access

Some fragile materials may not be available for access.

Processing Information

Processing, DACS-compliant finding aid, and XML markup completed by Eleanor Dickson,
Barbara Galletly, Betsy Nitsch, and Brian Thomas of the School of Information at the
University of Texas at Austin, fall 2011

Box

Folder

2011/348-4

1.

December 10, 1857-January
16, 1862, undated

2.

February 11, 1866-March 21,
1879

3.

April 17, 1878-March 20,
1879

4.

March 23, 1879-November 28,
1895

5.

December 9, 1895-November
13, 1905

Rugeley Motor Company, 1916-1982, undated, fractional

This subseries includes clippings and business records, 1916-1982, and undated,
related to the Rugeley Motor Company of Bay City, Texas, a car dealership owned and
operated by Rowland Rugeley.

These records were donated by Richard and Janet Bachman to the Texas State Library
and Archives Commission on April 4, 2011.

Restrictions on Access

Some fragile materials may not be available for access.

Processing Information

Processing, DACS-compliant finding aid, and XML markup completed by Eleanor Dickson,
Barbara Galletly, Betsy Nitsch, and Brian Thomas of the School of Information at the
University of Texas at Austin, fall 2011

These records were donated by Richard and Janet Bachman to the Texas State Library
and Archives Commission on April 4, 2011.

Restrictions on Access

Some fragile materials may not be available for access.

Processing Information

Processing, DACS-compliant finding aid, and XML markup completed by Eleanor Dickson,
Barbara Galletly, Betsy Nitsch, and Brian Thomas of the School of Information at the
University of Texas at Austin, fall 2011

Box

Folder

2011/348-4

6.

July 18, 1916-July 30, 1982, undated

General documents, 1863-1936, undated, 0.19 cubic ft.

General documents of the Rugeley family, 1863-1936,
undated, encompass financial and property records, ephemera, and clippings. Civil War
documents relate to the death of James Rugeley, who died in the sinking of a vessel in
Matagorda Bay during a failed mission in 1863. Financial documents and deeds pertain
to business as well as to personal property belonging to the Rugeley family. A notable
item is a Reconstruction-era broadside regarding membership in a White Man's Union,
signed by Henry Rugeley and undated. Assorted materials consist of undated personal
ephemera and clippings, including obituaries for Elizabeth and Henry.

These records were donated by Richard and Janet Bachman to the Texas State Library
and Archives Commission on April 4, 2011.

Restrictions on Access

Some fragile materials may not be available for access.

Processing Information

Processing, DACS-compliant finding aid, and XML markup completed by Eleanor Dickson,
Barbara Galletly, Betsy Nitsch, and Brian Thomas of the School of Information at the
University of Texas at Austin, fall 2011

These records were donated by Richard and Janet Bachman to the Texas State Library
and Archives Commission on April 4, 2011.

Restrictions on Access

Some fragile materials may not be available for access.

Processing Information

Processing, DACS-compliant finding aid, and XML markup completed by Eleanor Dickson,
Barbara Galletly, Betsy Nitsch, and Brian Thomas of the School of Information at the
University of Texas at Austin, fall 2011

Box

Folder

2011/348-4

7.

Civil War, 1863-1916, undated

8.

Financial records, May 11, 1866-May 22, 1925, undated

9.

Deeds, May 11,
1866-May 22, 1925, undated

10-12.

Deeds, September
14, 1914

13.

Assorted materials, July 16, 1880-November 30, 1936, undated

Genealogies, undated,
0.03 cubic ft.

Genealogies of the Rugeley family consist of typescript
charts of the family tree, documenting descent from Henry Cook and Caroline
Rugeley.

Obenchain-Wall family papers comprise materials for the
related Obenchain, Wall, Triche, and Guinn families, dating 1838, 1872-1965, undated.
Roughly half of the series contains legal documents related to the sale, lease, or
inheritance of property, including Hilda and Lenore Wall's inheritance from their aunt
Lu and their mother Martha. Edgar Obenchain and G.F. Miller's business relationship is
documented here; their receipts are included with other receipts within the Miller family papers. The remaining documents of this series
are mostly a mix of correspondence and ephemera related to Edgar Obenchain, Martha and
W.T. Wall, Lu Obenchain Alderman Triche, and the Guinn and Pigford families. Ephemera
includes several death notices and funeral invitations. Guinn family records include
documentation of the Guinn family history.

(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Obenchain-Wall family papers, Richard
Bachman collection. Archives and Information Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 2011/348

These records were donated by Richard and Janet Bachman to the Texas State Library and
Archives Commission on April 4, 2011.

Restrictions on Access

Some fragile materials may not be available for access.

Processing Information

Processing, DACS-compliant finding aid, and XML markup completed by Eleanor Dickson,
Barbara Galletly, Betsy Nitsch, and Brian Thomas of the School of Information at the
University of Texas at Austin, fall 2011

Correspondence, 1875-1934, undated, fractional

Correspondence, 1875-1934, undated, pertains to estate
issues and the Obenchain-Wall family tree.

The Edgar Obenchain papers relate to the earliest member
of the Obenchain family for whom there is a substantial amount of records. Documents
include legal papers, correspondence, and funeral notices dating from 1872 to
1898.

The Martha Obenchain Wall and W.T. Wall subseries,
1895-1938, is divided into correspondence and assorted documents. Correspondence dates
from April 15, 1924 through April 20, 1926. The majority of the correspondence is
between Martha Wall and various individuals, although correspondence of W.T. Wall also
appears. Files with single dates usually reflect correspondence with its own envelope.
Assorted documents consist of certificates and a memorial book, dating 1904-1925,
1938.

The Lu Obenchain Alderman Triche and Charles Triche
subseries, 1885-1917, undated, is composed of correspondence, receipts, and other
documents pertaining to this couple, including a certification of completion of a
school language class, and the wedding invitation to the marriage of Lu Obenchain and
F. Alderman.

Obenchain Wall Triche wills and land documents,
1886-1941, undated, consist of wills and property deeds and documents pertaining to
the Obenchain Wall Triche family group. This subseries is divided into documents
pertaining to Lenore and Hilda Wall's inheritance from their aunt Lu and mother Martha
Wall, and documents pertaining to other members of the Obenchain Wall Triche family.
It excludes land documents pertaining to the business relationship between Edgar
Obenchain and G.F. Miller, which are described in Edgar
Obenchain and G.F. Miller business documents.

Edgar Obenchain and G.F. Miller business documents span
from 1878 through 1925 and undated, and relate to the business arrangements between Ed
Obenchain and G.F. Miller. This business relationship between the two families,
intermarried by this time, continued after Edgar Obenchain and G.F. Miller died, and
is documented here.

The Pigford and Guinn families subseries is comprised of
correspondence, clippings, and assorted notes and photocopies, 1876-1965, undated,
most of which describe family history and genealogy. The Pigford family is related to
the Obenchains through W.T. Wall's grandmother, Sarah Anne Pigford Wright. The Guinn
family is related to the Obenchain family group through W.T. Wall's niece Fay McHenry
Guinn.

General family papers, 1843-1983, undated, 0.83 cubic ft.

General family papers, 1843-1983, undated, consist of items
related to many of the families in the collection, historically valuable items with
untraceable family connections, and Bachman family documents. Early Texas history documents include a proclamation issued after the Texas
Archives War, a Rand McNally map of Texas (1880s), a proclamation signed by Republic
President Anson Jones, and documents related to business in early Texas. The Rugeley family Bible is a large Bible that originally belonged
to Elizabeth Rugeley and held notes documenting the births, marriages, and deaths of
family members. It also contained photographs, letters, and clippings, including
obituaries. The J. Bachman Grocery store file consists
primarily of newspaper clippings. Assorted materials
consist of World War II-era documents concerning the war effort and religious ephemera
of the period.

Organization

Papers are organized into four subseries:

Early Texas history, 1843-1845, 1880s, fractional

Rugeley family Bible, 1864-1983, undated, 0.64 cubic ft.

J. Bachman Grocery store, 1915-1932, fractional

Assorted materials, 1942-1943, undated, fractional

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the subseries), General family papers, Richard Bachman
collection. Archives and Information Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 2011/348

These records were donated by Richard and Janet Bachman to the Texas State Library and
Archives Commission on April 4, 2011.

Restrictions on Access

Some fragile materials may not be available for access.

Processing Information

Processing, DACS-compliant finding aid, and XML markup completed by Eleanor Dickson,
Barbara Galletly, Betsy Nitsch, and Brian Thomas of the School of Information at the
University of Texas at Austin, fall 2011

Early Texas history, 1843-1845, 1880s, fractional

Early Texas history documents, 1843-1845, 1880s, include
Republic of Texas governmental records: a listing of regulations of the Republic-era
Texas Senate, an early proclamation signed by Republic President Anson Jones, and a
proclamation related to the Texas Archives War of 1842. Also in this subseries is an
1880s Rand McNally map of Texas. These documents may have originated with John Miller,
but the connection is uncertain.

Arrangement

The items are arranged chronologically.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Early Texas history, General family papers, Richard Bachman
collection. Archives and Information Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Early Texas history, General family papers, Richard Bachman
collection. Archives and Information Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.

Box

Folder

2011/348-4

14.

April 25, 1843-August 28,
1845; 1880s

Rugeley family Bible, 1864-1983, undated, 0.64 cubic ft.

Henry Elmore gave the Rugeley family Bible to his
daughter Elizabeth Rugeley on December 25, 1864. The Bible is leather-bound with a
photographic album between the Old and New Testament. Family birth and death records
are written into the Bible. Contained within the Bible were correspondence, newspaper
clippings, photographs, and assorted documents, dating 1864-1983, undated. The
photographs were removed from their frames before arriving at the State Archives.
While the records within the Bible have been integrated into the General papers subseries, the Bible is in a separate container due to its
size and condition.

Arrangement

The items are arranged chronologically.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Rugeley family Bible, General family papers, Richard Bachman
collection. Archives and Information Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Rugeley family Bible, General family papers, Richard Bachman
collection. Archives and Information Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.

Box

2012/031-1

Rugeley family Bible, December 25, 1864

Box

Folder

2011/348-4

15.

Correspondence, February 1902-June 26, 1972, undated

16.

Clippings, February 1895-June 25, 1983, undated

17.

Assorted, undated

J. Bachman Grocery store, 1915-1932, fractional

J. Bachman Grocery store documents consist of newspaper
clippings and one bill of sale, 1915-1932. The original J. Bachman Grocery store
building still stands in Bay City, Texas.

Assorted materials, 1942-1943, undated, include
miscellaneous religious ephemera and World War II items relating to war bonds and a
patriotic meeting held in Houston, for which the family connection is unclear.

Photographs, about
1849-1982, bulk
1850s-1920s, 4.43 cubic ft.

Photographs contain cased ambrotypes and daguerreotypes,
loose and cased tintypes, cartes-de-visite (CDVs), cabinet photographs (cabinet
photographs), mounted and unmounted photographs, photographic postcards, diffusion
transfer prints (Polaroids), snapshots, studio portraits, charcoal prints, and modern
copy prints, dating about 1849-1982. The photographs augment the collection by offering
a visual depiction of the activities and people described within. The majority of images
are formal portraits, with the Rugeley and Elmore families heavily featured. The Miller
family is not represented as thoroughly. Candid photos or snapshots make up a minor
portion of the overall collection. Photographs of special interest include: two cabinet
photographs and one vintage copy print of John A. Elmore and Company C of the Texas
Rangers, dated November 1878; three CDVs with rare revenue tax stamps, which were issued
during a brief period between 1864 and 1866; early twentieth-century snapshots of Bay
City, Texas; and a photograph of C.D.W. McNeill, a 13-year-old Confederate soldier.

Researchers are required to wear gloves provided by the State Archives when reviewing
photographic materials.

Processing Information

Processing, DACS-compliant finding aid, and XML markup completed by Eleanor Dickson,
Barbara Galletly, Betsy Nitsch, and Brian Thomas of the School of Information at the
University of Texas at Austin, fall 2011

Changes to Photographs series inventory and Texas Digital
Archive link added by Halley Grogan, July 2016

Cased photographs, about
1849-1862, 0.58 cubic ft.

Cased photographs include daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and
tintypes, dating about 1849-1862. Most are unidentified. Identified portraits include
Colonel Henry Marshall Elmore, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Elmore, Joseph Elmore, William
Elmore, Ann Elmore, Phillip Ludlow Elmore and Henry Marshall Elmore Jr. Also included
is an early twentieth-century photograph in a sixth plate mat and preserver.

Elmore family member images, dating about 1865-1960s,
bulk 1890s-1910s, are mostly studio portraits, both mounted and in folio. Included are
one CDV of Colonel Henry Marshall Elmore by Blessington Bros., Houston, Texas and one
photograph of a painting depicting his wife, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Fitzpatrick Elmore.
Also present are two cabinet photographs and one vintage copy print of John A. Elmore
and Company C of the Texas Rangers, dated November 1878.

Arrangement

Items are arranged into two groups by content, and within each group according to
format and content: Family photographs and Texas Rangers.

Images of Hawkins family members include Henry Boyd
Hawkins, Meta Hawkins Lewis, Elmore Hawkins, Jane Hawkins, and Elizabeth Hawkins
McDonald, dating 1870s-1930s. Formats include cabinet photographs, studio portraits,
both mounted and in folio, snapshots, both mounted and loose, and one real
photographic postcard. Also represented are the Currie family, neighbors of the
Hawkins family.

Images of Obenchain-Wall family members include Lu
Obenchain Alderman Triche, Edgar Obenchain, Lenore Wall Rugeley, Hilda Wall Witmer,
and Elizabeth Wall Mitchell, dating 1860s-1940s, bulk 1890s-1920. Cartes-de-visite,
cabinet photographs, studio portraits, and snapshots are represented along with six
Pocket Kodak photographs. Also included are several studio portraits of Robert
Rockwood, a friend and business partner of the Obenchain family.

Robert Rockwood, studio portrait in folio, about 1920s[one black-and-white
photograph]

Rugeley family, about
1850s-1982, 1.6 cubic ft.

Images of Rugeley family members include Dr. Henry L.
Rugeley, Elizabeth Elmore Rugeley, Henry Rugeley, Rowland Rugeley, Phillip Ludlow
Rugeley, Edith Rugeley, Mary Rugeley Ferguson, and Henry Lutelle Rugeley along with
others, dating about 1850s-1982. Cartes-de-visite, cabinet photographs, studio
portraits, and snapshots are represented along with charcoal copy and albumen print
portraits of John Rugeley. The Bay City subseries
consists of loose and mounted photographs of Bay City, Texas along with five
photographic postcards. Several Bay City structures are prominently featured: the
Matagorda County courthouse, bank, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, and the Rugeley home.
Also of interest are several photographs showing a parade of Confederate veterans. The
Rugeley Motor Company subseries consists of mounted and
loose photographs of the Rugeley Motor Company. The Victorian
photo album consists of cabinet photographs of unidentified Rugeley family
members within a plush velvet album with metal clasps. The Family Bible contains carte-de-visite (card photograph) of mostly
unidentified Rugeley family members originally kept in the Rugeley family Bible.

Arrangement

The items are arranged by content into five groups, and arranged loosely within each
group according to format and content: Family photographs, Bay City, Rugeley Motor
Company, Victorian photo album, and Family Bible.

Bachman family images, about 1920s-1950s, consist of
four studio portraits, loose and in folio, of Carl Bachman, Bess Bachman, Jacob
Bachman, and Dick Bachman, and seven photographs, some mounted, of the J. Bachman
Grocery store in Bay City, Texas.

Arrangement

Items are arranged by content into two groups, and arranged loosely within each group
according to format and content: Family photographs and J. Bachman Grocery store.

Miscellaneous photographs are either unidentified or not
readily associated with the Elmore, Bachman, Hawkins, Rugeley, Obenchain-Wall, or
McHenry-Guinn families, dating 1850s-1960s, bulk 1850s-1910s. Formats include
carte-de-visite (CDV), cabinet photographs, studio portraits, both mounted and in
folio, snapshots, both mounted and loose, photographic postcards, photographic
negatives, loose tintypes, and one charcoal copy print. Notable items include 36 CDVs,
many with uncommon imprints and two with rare revenue tax stamps, as well as a
portrait of C.D.W. McNeill, a 13-year-old Confederate solider.